About this episode
John discusses the Hanta Virus outbreak with Professor Veronica Ueckermann.
John chats to Professor Veronica Ueckermann, Head of Infectious Diseases at the University of Pretoria's Department of Internal Medicine on The Hanta Virus. A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde has resulted in three fatalities and three confirmed illnesses. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic. Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook…
People in this episode
Host: John Perlman
Guest: Professor Veronica Ueckermann
Topics covered
- Hanta Virus
- infectious diseases
- health news
- cruise ship outbreak
- interview
Keywords
- Hanta Virus
- infectious diseases
- cruise ship
- outbreak
- health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Pretoria
Places: Argentina, Cape Verde
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